| Pronunciation | Arabic: [ˈmaː.hɪr] Turkish: [ˈmɑ.hiɾ] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | skilled, expert |
Mahir (also spelled Maher or "Mihir-A", Arabic: ماهر) is an Arabic given name meaning "skilled" or "expert". Notable people with the name include:
Given name
Maher
- Maher Arar, Canadian software engineer
- Maher al-Assad, brother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and head of the Presidential Guard
- Maher Sabry, Egyptian filmmaker, writer and gay rights activist
- Maher Al Sayed, Syrian football player
- Maher-shalal-hash-baz, son of Biblical prophet Isaiah
- Maher Shalal Hash Baz, artistic alter ego of Tori Kudo, a Japanese naivist composer and musician
- Maher Charif, Palestinian historian and lecturer at the Institut français du Proche-Orient in Syria
Mahir
First name
- Mahir Agva (born 1996), German basketball player
- Mahir Çayan (1946–1972), Turkish communist leader
- Mahir Çağrı (born 1962), Turkish Internet celebrity
- Mahir Halili (born 1975), Albanian footballer
- Mahir Jasem (born 1989), Emirati footballer
- Mahir Muradov (1956–2023), Azerbaijani judge
- Mahir Sağlık (born 1983), Turkish footballer
- Mahir Tomruk (1885–1949), Turkish sculptor
- Mahir Yağcılar (born 1961), Turkish Kosovar politician
- Mahir al-Zubaydi (died 2008), al-Qaeda military commander
Middle name
- Ahmad Maher Pasha (1888–1945), Egyptian politician, Prime Minister of Egypt 1944–1945
- Aly Maher Pasha (1882–1960), Egyptian politician
See also
- Maher (disambiguation)
- Maher (surname), including the Arabic surname
- Ahmad Maher (disambiguation), various people
- Maher (surname), including the Arabic surname
- Mahershala Ali, American actor
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